Last I heard, his contract was up at the end of last season, but LA was trying to re-sign him. He will be 31 next week (14th).
They could also have 2 GK not playing at the WC (neither Gunn nor Turner seem like starters at this point, although both have been reliably called in)
The few times I have seen him play in USL as an away player at NCFC he has not stood out in any way. USL is probably his level at this time. Not sure if he will take the next step based on the very little I have seen.
From Pongratz: According to Colombian Journalist @PSierraR, Independiente Santa Fe is expected to reach the fee set by New England Revolution of $1,200,000 to sign defender Brayan Ceballos. Ceballos, 24, joined NE in December of 2024 from Fortaleza ESport Clube for $1,800,000. Pongratz also says "Ceballos has a personal situation that requires him to be in Colombia, additionally, he wants to play for Santa Fe" If he indeed wants the move why sell him for less than what you paid? It seems the Revs hold all the cards. I can understand wanting to accommodate the player but to the tune of a 600k loss?
Knowing this has been rumored for a while, you'd like to think that Onalfo and the organization was planning for this and had a suitable plan in mind. *Bolded for a reason.
looks like it was first reported Jan 13th. Obviously there must have been contact with Santa Fe before then. That said its been a month. One would think that the Revs would be looking to bring in another defender unless of course they feel confident with Kohler, Fofana, McIntosh, Beason and Farrell at CB. Those guys don't exactly instill confidence in me
2026 Revs are going to be the 2025 Quakes: Score lots of goals, give up even more. That's not going to help Turner get the USMNT starting job back...
It's the selling him for less than we paid that doesn't make any sense. He was genuinely good last year, and only 25! Thats the profile of a player we should turn a profit on. Along with the INTL slot fiasco last summer I have no remaining trust in Onalfo
I hope you're right, frankly. I don't have a lot of faith in the "score lots of goals" part, given that we haven't added any clear offensive difference makers in the offseason. Maybe Dor will live up to his end-of-last-season form, but Tomas and Luca both had blinding starts to their Revs careers that didn't last, so pardon my skepticism.
I don't blame you, and you might be right. To me, Turgeman's debut just felt different than Chancalay and Langoni. I was down on Campana last year, but he seems determined to prove that last year was the exception, not the rule. Remains to be seen. Hopefully Yow will be a step up from Urruti. Most importantly, Mitrovic's style seems to be attack oriented, especially compared to Porter's pass-backwards approach. Based on that, I am anticipating an increase from 44 goals last year, to 52+ this year. Just a gut feeling.
I expected more incoming this season, whether free agency, draftees, trades, acquisitions, etc. Here we have rumors of Langoni, Ceballos and Miller getting strong interest abroad ... I know they said they had cap and contract limitations, but Onalfo is clearly no Brad Stevens. And Mitrovic doesn't seem to have the gravitas to demand more.
After the loans and signing JD to a 1st team deal the roster sits at 26 players. By my count we have 17 senior roster player (3 open) 9 supplemental roster players (1 open) 1 international slot open ~$2m in cap space=GAM If we're actually selling Ceballos (rumored at a loss) that changes things a little, but at the moment we still have a decent bit of roster flexibility to make impactful signings
saving the spots for the Summer window....you know, like when they rarely make an impact and they are really additions for the next season
Seth @SethMan31 Sources indicate there are no active discussions between the New England Revolution and Independiente Santa Fe concerning the transfer of Brayan Ceballos Ceballos, who is signed with the #NERevs through 2027, is currently with the team in Foxboro preparing for opening day Celeb reporting the same thing however there is this in response: Actualidad Cardenal @InfoCardenal10 · 20h False. Brayan and Santa Fe has an agreement and New England request to Santa Fe a guarantee that ensures the pays in the stablished times. Santa Fe will pay 1.2 millions and New England accepted but right now is essential the guarantee.
A bit more on this. #Actualidad 🚨 CAÍDO EL FICHAJE DE BRAYAN CEBALLOS.📌 Por medio de un comunicado, @SantaFe, informó que la garantía que solicitó New England Revolutions y que habíamos informado es imposible de cumplir.📌 Esto debido a la Ley de Insolvencia a la que se sometió el club en años… https://t.co/pmHRoRrLZr pic.twitter.com/EXcCL1You2— Actualidad Cardenal 🦁🌟 (@InfoCardenal10) February 13, 2026 In English: Through a statement, @SantaFe announced that the guarantee requested by New England Revolution, which we had reported, is impossible to fulfill. This is due to the Insolvency Law to which the club submitted in past years and which is still in effect. The last statement is about their club and I don't care.
I feel bad for Brayan if he truly needs to head home to Colombia due to family reasons. In an ideal world, the Revs could cut a deal on a player swap with another Colombian team (or just a straight transfer), but our FO doesn't have the creativity or motivation to do the required legwork.
Colombian teams just can't afford him in general. Their all time transfer record for a player to the league is like $500k